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Group: DynoMotion Message: 9449 From: Wcarrothers Yahoo Date: 5/3/2014
Subject: Download channel upload channel
Ya ya I know. It is a Saturday night

But this always bugged me in the interface. Because the wording requires you to know your prospective from where things are going

So which button on the configuration sends to the k?

I so wish the captions could be changed to send to kflop and get from k flop or something. That's the way I already had to word interface buttons back when I was programming handhelds other wise the plant people would never get it

Thanks

B
Group: DynoMotion Message: 9452 From: Tom Kerekes Date: 5/4/2014
Subject: Re: Download channel upload channel
Hi Bill,

Sorry for the confusion.  Maybe it will help to think of it as the PC Host as the master at the top, KFLOP below it as a slave, and the hardware below KFLOP.  As shown in this Flash Video:

http://www.dynomotion.com/Help/FlashHelp/Parameters/index.html

In this case you are Downloading to KFLOP and Uploading from KFLOP  

Regards
TK

PS minor thing but somehow your posts are being made as replies to unrelated topics.  Try to avoid relying to an existing Thread for a new topic.  Or maybe this is somehow a Yahoo problem.

Group: DynoMotion Message: 9453 From: Wcarrothers Yahoo Date: 5/4/2014
Subject: Re: Download channel upload channel
I've seen the video. It is clear in that of course.  Was just at my building trying to make some progress with the machine build and was having issues with wiring. 

Think I have it all sorted out now and have the phase find program working for all 3 servos

One thing I did wonder about was the limit switch options

I have the input to but 107 set   But not sure i understand the difference between positive and negative options.  

Guessing that allows it to know which way it can go it disallow movement into limit.  But thinking that would I only make sense if you had separate limits for either direction and mine are common

Anyway close to having the machine going


B

On May 4, 2014, at 1:38 PM, Tom Kerekes <tk@...> wrote:

 

Hi Bill,

Sorry for the confusion.  Maybe it will help to think of it as the PC Host as the master at the top, KFLOP below it as a slave, and the hardware below KFLOP.  As shown in this Flash Video:


In this case you are Downloading to KFLOP and Uploading from KFLOP  

Regards
TK

PS minor thing but somehow your posts are being made as replies to unrelated topics.  Try to avoid relying to an existing Thread for a new topic.  Or maybe this is somehow a Yahoo problem.

Group: DynoMotion Message: 9454 From: Tom Kerekes Date: 5/4/2014
Subject: Re: Download channel upload channel
Hi Bill,

Yes the Limits Positive/Negative is for the respective ends of travel.  It is simpler if you have separate limits for each end.  That way it is easy for KFLOP to allow motion out of the limit.   There are workarounds for a single input for both ends but it is more complicated.  You can create a User Program to create virtual limit bits based on the commanded direction when the real switch was detected.  Then configure KFLOP to watch the virtual bits.  Or add a button to turn limits on and off.

HTH
Regards
TK  


Group: DynoMotion Message: 9455 From: Wcarrothers Yahoo Date: 5/4/2014
Subject: Re: Download channel upload channel
Typically I build in an override switch into my systems which is just a normally open push button (so I don't forget it's on) which I press, then re enable. Move and let it go. 

So basically I only need one active

I think I only have one on my other system

The thing was while running the find phase program I triggered that bit but things didn't stop.    Was thinking this was lower level then any operating c program so I perhaps didn't have it set right

B

On May 4, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Tom Kerekes <tk@...> wrote:

 

Hi Bill,

Yes the Limits Positive/Negative is for the respective ends of travel.  It is simpler if you have separate limits for each end.  That way it is easy for KFLOP to allow motion out of the limit.   There are workarounds for a single input for both ends but it is more complicated.  You can create a User Program to create virtual limit bits based on the commanded direction when the real switch was detected.  Then configure KFLOP to watch the virtual bits.  Or add a button to turn limits on and off.

HTH
Regards
TK  


Group: DynoMotion Message: 9457 From: Tom Kerekes Date: 5/4/2014
Subject: Re: Download channel upload channel
Hi Bill,

Since you have an override switch a single input for both ends should be ok.  Configure both positive and negative to the same input.

The Phase Find Program energizes the coils directly to cause motion.  From KFLOP's viewpoint the axis is disabled the whole time so the limits are not being monitored.  You can add a check in the Phase Find Program to stop if in the limit if you wish.

Regards
TK


Group: DynoMotion Message: 9458 From: William Carothers Date: 5/4/2014
Subject: Re: Download channel upload channel
Ok.   Once I've done the phase find to get the parameters I should not need to worry about that again

B

On May 4, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Tom Kerekes <tk@...> wrote:

 

Hi Bill,

Since you have an override switch a single input for both ends should be ok.  Configure both positive and negative to the same input.

The Phase Find Program energizes the coils directly to cause motion.  From KFLOP's viewpoint the axis is disabled the whole time so the limits are not being monitored.  You can add a check in the Phase Find Program to stop if in the limit if you wish.

Regards
TK